US election: 13 days left — What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News

US election: 13 days left — What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News

Voters in Hawaii, Missouri, Utah, and Wisconsin started casting their ballots on Tuesday, joining several other states that began early voting in recent weeks. Polls suggest Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump are neck-and-neck nationwide and in battleground states. On Tuesday, Harris gave two interviews – one…

Taiwan says blockade would be act of war as China holds more drills | South China Sea News

Taiwan says blockade would be act of war as China holds more drills | South China Sea News

Taiwanese defence chief says a blockade would have far-reaching consequences for international trade. Taiwan’s defence chief has warned that a Chinese blockade would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade after Beijing held military exercises to encircle the self-governed island. Taiwanese Defence Minister Wellington Koo…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 971 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 971 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 971st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, October 23, 2024: Military Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on allies “not to hide” in the face of evidence of North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Kyiv claimed to…

Giuliani ordered to hand over New York apartment to defamed election staff | Donald Trump News

Giuliani ordered to hand over New York apartment to defamed election staff | Donald Trump News

Former New York mayor was one of many associates of Donald Trump who made false claims over 2020 election. Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has been ordered by a United States judge to turn over his apartment, jewellery and other valuable possessions to a pair of election workers…

US official hails Panama decree to strip sanctioned ships of registration | Shipping News

US official hails Panama decree to strip sanctioned ships of registration | Shipping News

Stricter registration policies from Panama, the world’s largest ship registry, come amid a push to crack down on oil smuggling. A former United States official has praised a new executive decree from Panama that is set to strip maritime vessels of their domestic licences and registrations if they face global…

Suspected Venezuelan gang members arrested fleeing New York state police | Crime News

Suspected Venezuelan gang members arrested fleeing New York state police | Crime News

The two men are believed to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang. Two members of a violent Venezuelan gang were arrested running from police after allegedly murdering a 59-year-old man in Connecticut, United States. The two, suspected members of Tren de Aragua, were caught in New York state,…

Ukrainian prosecutor general resigns amid scandal over draft exemptions | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian prosecutor general resigns amid scandal over draft exemptions | Russia-Ukraine war News

Andriy Kostin steps down after corruption scheme involving false disability diagnoses for draft exemptions is uncovered. Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin has announced his resignation amid a scandal involving dozens of officials alleged to have abused their position to receive disability status and avoid military service. In early October, it…

US charges Iranian official in alleged plot to kill activist in New York | Crime News

US charges Iranian official in alleged plot to kill activist in New York | Crime News

US Justice Department says IRGC’s Ruhollah Bazghandi led murder-for-hire scheme to kill dissident Masih Alinejad. The United States Justice Department has formally accused a senior official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of involvement in a 2022 plot to kill an Iranian American dissident in New York City. The…

US women having abortions at the same rate as before ban: New study | Health News

US women having abortions at the same rate as before ban: New study | Health News

A study shows women in the US are getting around state bans by using telehealth to obtain abortion pills. Women in the United States who live in states that have banned abortions are still getting them at a similar rate compared to before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade,…

Austria’s president tasks centre-right with forming government | News

Austria’s president tasks centre-right with forming government | News

Far-right Freedom Party came top in last month’s election but other parties have refused to govern with them. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked Chancellor Karl Nehammer, leader of the conservative People’s Party (OVP), with forming a government over the objections of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), which…